My Name is
Emanuel

Emanuel
Emanuel’s father died in a mountain-climbing accident shortly before Emanuel was born, and his mother died when he was five years old. Emanuel arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2012. Emanuel is now a very bright young man. He continues to be a serious student who works hard. Emanuel also plays on the Rafiki tennis team and enjoys competing. He continues to learn to trust in Jesus, and he enjoys learning about Christ's second coming. Emanuel says that he is thankful that "God saw him and brought him to Rafiki" as a young child.
DOB: Dec 12, 2006
Sandra
Sandra and her two cousins arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2012.
Randy
Randy and his two brothers Prince and Emmanuel were abandoned by their mother when she left to visit relatives and never returned.
Feraol
Feraol's mother abandoned her when she was one month old.
Susanna
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Faith
Faith’s mother died giving birth to her, and her father remains unknown.
Rachel
Rachel was orphaned when she was just three months old and was then taken in by her grandparents.
Janet
Janet's mother died in 2012, and it was soon confirmed that her mother's husband was not her biological father.
Christina
Christina arrived at the Rafiki Village Tanzania in 2008 shortly after her mother's death.
Bethany
Day students are children in need from the communities surrounding the Rafiki Villages who attend our Rafiki Schools with full scholarships or...
Joseph
Joseph’s mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin brother, James.
Tendo
After Tendo and her two sisters, Christina and Peace, were orphaned as small children, they lived with their grandmother for a time.
Leah
Leah was abandoned as a baby, and her parents remain unknown.
Rachael
Rachael and her sister Mary arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in August 2010.
Nancy
Nancy was placed at Rafiki Village Ghana in November 2010.
Fortuna
Fortuna and her brother Surafel were left in their uncle's care when their mother and father died.
Jackson
Jackson arrived at the Rafiki Village Rwanda in 2013.
Memory
Memory was found in the care of a 65-year-old widow who lived in a village subsidized by the government for the homeless.
Etsub
Etsub and her brother, Robel, lived with their mother before she became terminally ill with liver disease.
Catherine
Both Catherine's mother and father are deceased.
Judith
Judith’s mother passed away when she was young, and she was then cared for by various relatives before arriving at the Rafiki Village Kenya in 2004.
Janet
Janet is one of three triplets. She and her sisters, Jennifer and Joanna, arrived at the Rafiki Village Ghana in 2002.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was abandoned by both his parents at birth.
Kasayoka
Nancy's (Kasayoka) father died when she was two and her mother died eighteen months later.
Aaron
Aaron was abandoned as a small child near a police station.